Rail-tying device



S. W. FlNCH RAIL TYING DEVICE May 31, 1927.

3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Feb. l2, 1927 1, 7 May 1927' s. w. FlNCH 630 69 RAIL TYING DEVICE Filed Feb. 12. 1927 C s Sheets-Sheet 2 1 i May 31,1927. FINCH 6306975 RAIL TYING DEVICE Filed Feb. 12. 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet3 Patented May 31, 1927.

l ,63 ,6d7 PAT ENT O 'F FI CEQ STANLEY W. rrnoaon wnsinneron," DISTRICT on COLUMBIA.

RAIL-TYING DEVICE.

Application filed February 12, 1927'.

tion, showing one form of my rail-tying device as it appears when used in attaching-a rail to a tie.

Fig. 2 is a plan view partly in section, taken on the line aa of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a view, partly in section, taken on the line ?)b of Fig. 2.

Fig. i is a perspective view of a railflange yokeforming part of the type of rail-tying device shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 illustrates a method by which the yokeshown in Fig. 4 may beattached to a rail so as to act solely as an anti-creepingdevice.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a hook like bolt forming part of the-type of mydevice shown in various figures including Fig. 1.

Fig. 7 is a side elevation, partly in section, of a somewhat modified method of using my invention.

Fig. 8 is a view, partly in section, taken on the line cc of Fig. 7.

Fig. 9 is a. plan view, partly in section, taken on the line Z--cl of Fig. 7. Fig. 10 is a perspective view of a slightly modified form of rail-flange yoke which is shown in various figures including Fig. 8.

Fig. 11 is a side elevation, partly .in section, showing a further method of employ iug my invention.

Fig. 12 is a view, partly in section, taken on the line 6-0 of Fig. 11.

Fig. 13 illustrates a method by which the yoke shown in Fig. 10 may be attached to a rail so as to act solely as an anti-creeping device.

Fig. let is a side elevation, partlyin section, showing a still further method of employing my invention. g

F lg. 15 is a view. partly in sectiointak'en on the line of Fig. 14.

Fig. 16 is a plan view, partly in section, showing a still further method ofemploying my invention. p

F 17 is a view, partly in section, taken on theline g-g of Fig. 16.

Serial No. 167,782.

Fig. 18 is a perspective view of a U-shaped t1e-contacting member forming part of my invention as shown in Figs. let to 17 inclusive.

In the drawings 1 denotes a rail such as is employed as part of an ordinary ,rail-way track, said rail having a base or flange portion 2. y

3 is a railway tie.

4; is a rail flange yoke (shown in perspecg tive in Fig. 4:) having at one end a hook-like portion 5 adapted to embrace the edge of the rail-flange 2, having at the other end a' shoulder 6, and having adjacent said shoulder an opening 7 for the reception of either the shank of the hook-like bolt 8 (shown in perspective in Fig. 6) as inFig. 1, or the bolt 9 shown in Fig. 5, or one arm of the U-shaped member 10 shown in Fig. 17 (also shown in perspective in Fig. 18). 11 1s a washer. V. p 12 1s a nut surmounting a washer 11.

13 is a modified form of rail flange yoke,

having at each end a shoulder l land having adjacent eachof said shoulders an opening .15 for the reception eitherof the shank of the hook-like bolt 8, or the bolt 9, or one arm of the U-shapedmember 10.

16 is a nut underlyingone end of the yoke 4 or the yoke 13.

By. means of my. present invention arail may be securely fastened to a tie at a relatively small cost and without removingor interfering with any of the spikes, fish plates, or tie plates already in use. Thus to i install the form of my device shown in Figs.

1, 2 and 3 it is necessary only to fit a yoke 4 I under the rail flange adjacent each side of thetie, insert the shanks oftwo hook-like bolts with the nuts 16 mounted thereon through the openings 7 in the yokes 4, place thehook endsof the hook like bolts 8 under the adjacent edges of the tie 3, draw the parts together by 1116311801 thewashers 11 and nuts 12, and whenthe desired tension secured, tighten the nuts 16 so as to locktlie device permanently in position. This form of thedevice calls for the employment of but two hook bolts at each point where the rail rests ona tie, the bolts being-placed al ins ternately on opposite sides of the rail to M balance the strain thereon.

In F igs l6 and 17 a somewhat similar arlit two hook bolts 8 shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the base portion of member 10 lying in a diagonal position under the tie 3 and the staggered arrangen ient of the tensioning means being maintained as in Figs. 1, 2 and 3.

In Figs. '11 and 12 the same general plan is followed as in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 except that the yoke 13 takes the place of the yoke at,

the bolt 9 with the attached washer and nut in con unctiOn with theadjacent shoulder Ll functioning somewhat like the hook-like portion of yoke 4:. y

In Figs. 7, 8 and 9 provision is made for twohook-like bolts, with each yoke 13, a similar type of my device being shown in Figs. let and 15 except that two U-shaped members are substituted for the tour hooklike bolts of Figs. 7, 8 and 9. There two methods of employingmy invention are, of course, substantially stronger than those shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 or 11 and 13, or 16 and 17 above mentioned but they also in= volve additional expense tor imiterialand installation. i

Figs. 5 and 13 illustrate methods of our ploying the yokeset and 13 solely as anticrceping device; without the en'iployment ol means (suohas hook-like bolts or LE-shaped members) for locking the railto the tie; In thisconnection it should be noted that. my invention, in all of the other forms illustlated, acts as an anti-creeping device as well as a rail-tying means since in eaclrinstance the yoke 13 lockedsecurely to the under Side of the rail flange and ad1acentthe side oi the tie thus preventing the rail from creeping or moving longitudinally across the surface of the adjacent tie. N

While'to use my device in its most ellicient manner it shouldbe applied at each pointwhere the rall rests on a tie, very bone finial results may be attained, and at proportionatelyless cost, by using the device on alternate ties or at even longer intervals if desired; Where the device employed adjacent to rail joints it will be fOLUlClfltlViLlltageousto use yokes with relatively higher shoulders and deeper hooks than those illustratedso as to allow for the thickness of the base of theiish plate in additionto the thicknessfot' the edge of the rail flange, thus providing for the clamping ot the yoke'to both the fish plate and the "ail flange and consequently stillening the rail joint.

One of the advantages of the use of the hook-like bolt as illustrated is facility of in stallation, it being necessary only to drive a bardowninto the ballast along side of the tie atthe desired point to make room for the insertion of the hook boltclaw under the tie; whereas, in order to insert the U-shaped member 10 under the tie it is necessary either to raise the end of the tie for the purpose or else to remove a considerable part of the ballast lying beside and under the tie, thus causing increased expense for labor and also diminishing the stability of the roadbed. It

thus appears that while the U-shaped menibcrs may well be employed in new railroad construction work, the use of the hook-like bolts is advantageous in applying my invention to existing railroad tracks.

It is well known that the present method offastening rails to ties by means oi spikes .lS unsatisfactciiry since the spit; become loosened and must be .t

driven back into place to hold the rail to the tie. lvlorcover, each time the spikes are driven back into the same hole the traction which tends to hold them in place 1s reduced in amountuntil linally they become so loose that they eanbe pulled out by the hand.

quiekl y \Vith my invention, howeverfno such result occurs, but, on the contrary, with each adjustment oi" the teusioningmeans the "all. is bound tighter and tighter to the tie. Thus, when the hook-like bolt used, the strain on the rails serves only to drive the spike like hooksdocper into the ties jnst the opposite of what happens when ordinary spikes are used. y i

For convenience of reference in clahning my invention the term tie hook is, when used, intended to apply to a lioolnlike de" Lil! vice of the general nature ol the lower end of the hoololike bolt.

\Vhile the tie hooking ilevire is shown as penetrating the bottom oi. the tie it is, ot course, within the scope 01 my invention it the said device be attached to the ta l by means penetrating the side wall thereof insteadot the bottom sorta y The employment of the two nuts litanld 16 for the purpose of lockhig the, tie-coir tacting elements 8,10 or their emlivalent to the rail flange is of special iniportance a feature of my present invention. This is apparent from the tact that this feature provides means or holding the tie-contacting element rigidly in itsproper position at all times.

i A rail-tying device comprising a hoolo like means tor grappling a tie, said means comprising a'bolt-hke shank and a relatively sharp upstanding proilg portion.

- 3. A raii-tyingdevice comprising a member having hook with a relatively sharp The nut it; serves not onlyto hold the yoke in place but it also makes iii) end adapted to penetrate one of the faces of a tie.

a. A device forsecuring rails to ties, comprising a hook-like member with a relatively sharp portion adapted to penetrate a tie, and means whereby and in connection with the hook-like member the rail and tie may be fastened together.

5. A rail-tying device, comprising tiecontacting means having an element adapted to penetrate the tie a point below the upper surface thereof, and means for fastening the tie-contacting means to a superimposed rail.

6. A device for fastening a rail to a tie comprising a hook-like member adapted to engage the under-side of the tie, and adjustable tensioning means intermediate the hook-like member and rail.

7. Means, includinga plate having atone end an upstai'iding shoulder adjustably clamped across the lower surface of a rail flange and beside the tie on which the rail rests, for fastening the rail to the tie.

8. A raii-tying device comprising rail attachment means having at one end a jaw consisting in part of an upstanding shoulder adapted tensionally to grasp the adja cent edge of the rail flange; tie-contacting means; and adjustable tensioning means interi'i'iediate the rail attacl'nnent means and the tie-contacting means.

9. A rail-tying device comprising a rail attachment means adapted to extend across the lower surface of a rail flange, said means having at one end thereof means for clasping the adjacent edge of the rail ,flange and having adjacent the other end downwardly extending means adapted-to be attached to a tie; and adjustable means whereby and in conjunction with the rail attachment means the tie may be tensionally fastened to the rail.

10. A rail-tying device comprising a rail attachment means adapted to extend across the lower surface of a rail flange, said means having atone end thereof means for clasping the adjacent edge of the rail flange and l'iaving adjacent the other end an opening for the reception of a bolt-like tie-contacting member; and tensioning means whereby and in conjunction with the rail attachment means and tie contacting member the tie and rail may be fastened together.

ll. A rail-tying device con'i'prising a yoke like member adapted to extend under a rail flange, said yoke-like member having at each end means for embracing the adjacent edge of the rail flange, the embracing means at one end of the yoke-like member including a bolt-like member, said yoke-like member also having an opening therethr-ough adjacent one edge of the rail flange for the reception of the shank of the bolt-like member; tie-attaching means; and means whereby and in conjunction with the yoke-like member and the tie-contacting means the rail and tie may be fastened together. i

12. A device for fastening a rail to a tie, comprising a yoke-like member adapted to Contact the under side of a. rail flange; means at each end of said yoke-like member adapted to embracethe adjacent edge of said like member adapted to extend under a rail,

said yoke-like member having at one end means for embracing the adjacent edge of the rail flange and having at the other end an upstanding shoulder, said yoke-like member also having adjacent said shoulder an opening adapted for the reception of' a boltlike member extending in part below the tie on which the rail rests and in part between said shoulder and the adjacent edge of the rail flange, the bolt-like member being threaded in its upper portion and carrying two nuts at one end thereof whereby and in conjunction with the yoke-like member and the bolt-like member the tie is tensionally fastened to the rail.

14. A rail tying device comprising means adapted to be fastened to a rail, a hook-like member adapted. to engage a tie and intermediate adjustable tensioninp; means.

15. A rail-tying device comprising a boltlike member having a hook with a point adapted to penetrate one of the lower surfaces of a tie and having at the other end rail-contacting means whereby and in con junction with the bolt-like member the rail may be secured to the tie.

16. A clamping device comprising a plate adapted to extend under a rail flange, there being at one end of said plate means for encompassing the adjacent edge of the rail flange and there being at the other end of said plate an opening through which the bolt-like member extends, by means of which bolt-like member and the encompassing means the clamping device may be secured to the rail flange.

17. A clamping device comprising a plate adapted to extend across the'under side of a rail flange, said plate having at one end means for attachmentto the adjacent edge of the rail flange and having at the other end a portion extending beyond the adj acentedge of the rail flange, said extended por-' tion having a shoulder, and an opening intermediate the shoulder and the edge of the rail flange for the reception of a bolt-like member by means of which the clamping means may be locked to the rail flange.

18. A clamping device for rails comprising a plate adapted to extend across the lower surface of a railflange, said plate carrying adjacent each end thereof means for encompassing the adjacent edge of the rail flange, the said encompassingmeans at one end of said plate comprising an upstanding shoulder and a bolt-like member adapted tensionallyto secure theclamping device to the rail flange.

19. A device for restraining the longitudinalmovement of a rail across the surface of a subjacent tie, said device consisting of a plate adapted to extend across the under surface of the rail flange adjacent to one side of the tie, said plate haviiig at one end adjustable tensioning means, including an upstanding shoulder, for clamping the plate to the rail flange and at the other end means for encompassing the adjacent edge of the rail flange.

20. A rail-tying device comprising tie attachment means having an upstanding threaded portion with a pair of nuts mounted thereon adapted to clamp a section of an adjacent rail flange therebetween.

21; A rail-attachment device consisting of a bolt-like member with a pair of nuts mounted thereon and adapted to clamp a section of a rail flange therebetween, and means for fastening said rail-attach1nent device to a tie. a j a 22. A rail-tying device comprising a plate extending across the under surface of the rail flange, an opening through one end of said plate, a washer lying in partabove the adjacent edge of the rail flange, an upstanding bolt lilre member extending through the washer and also through an opening in the plate, tie attaching means connected with the lower portion of the bolt-like member, a pair of nuts mounted on said bolt-like menu her one of which nuts is above and the other of which nuts is below the washer, the plate and the adjacent portion of the rail flange the entire device being adapted to fasten the rail to the tie in such manner that the tension can be adjusted at will by tightening or loosening the nuts on the bolt-like meml'ner.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

STANLEY W. FINCH. 

